THAAD intercepts a ballistic missile against Houthi Strike
U.S. base Defense News claims that UAE’s THAAD intercepted a ballistic missile during a devastating attack by Houthi terrorists in Abu Dhabi.
Weapon / Missile News
ASELSAN’s ALKAR is in the Inventory
SSB announced that the modernized mortar systems will be delivered in 2021. ASELSAN’s ALKAR system was preferred in the modernisation programme.
Rheinmetall Wins Bundeswehr’s Mortar Modernisation Order
Bundeswehr has awarded Rheinmetall to supply 120mm mortar ammunition and modernise its mortar systems in service for €27 million,
Estonia Procures Over 500 Spike Anti-Tank Missiles
According to the Centre for Defence Investment (RKK), Estonia is acquiring about 500 Israeli-made Spike SR anti-tank missiles.
Mete Deliveries Continue
SSB stated that the deliveries of METE pistols, produced by Sarsılmaz and SYS within the scope of the Indigenous Handgun Development Project, continue.
Israel Tests Two Arrow 3 Simultaneously at Space
Israel tested its Arrow 3 anti-ballistic missile system outside the Earth’s atmosphere at the same target in space.
New Missile Tests from North Korea
North Korea has launched two short-range ballistic missiles into waters off Japan's coast. Japan also validated the test.
ROK secures $3.5 billion Defence Deal with UAE
ROK President Moon Jae-in visits the UAE to expand cooperation for a hydrogen economy and strengthen the strategic defence partnership.
India, Under the CAATSA risk, Prepares First S-400 Unit
With China in mind, India has begun installing the S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile defence system, with the first unit set to go operational in April.
Italian Army Prefers Scorpio Sniper
The Italian army has opted to acquire hundreds of new Scorpio sniper rifles built by Victrix Armaments to replace the Sako TRG42 sniper rifle.
India Qualified Indigenous MPATGM
DRDO tested the Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM). The defence ministry said the ATGM was flight-tested in its final "deliverable configuration".
Poland’s Perun UGV test-fires Pirat ATGM
Polish defence company Zaklady Mechaniczne Tarnow demonstrated the Perun combat-wheeled Unmanned Ground Vehicle with Pirat ATGM.
TAF gets Pedestal Mounted Cirit System into inventory
The “Pedestal Mounted Cirit System” that can fire both Umtas (Roketsan’s long-range ATGM) and Cirit missiles was tested in Konya/Karapınar test range.
The Philippines Prefers BraHmos
Philippines awarded India's Brahmos Aerospace Pvt Ltd a 374 million USD Contract to supply three batteries of BraHmos missiles to the Philippine Navy.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 12:00 Italy gives conditional approval to Leonardo-Baykar drone venture - Reuters reported that Italy has conditionally approved the Leonardo-Baykar joint venture to produce...
- 12:00 USNI analyses Türkiye’s growing defence-industrial ambition - The U.S. Naval Institute’s USNI News published a field report and analysis on Türkiye’s expanding de...
- 12:00 Reuters tracks Türkiye’s push to double defence exports - Reuters reported that Turkish officials want to double defence exports within two years after total...
- 12:00 Breaking Defense spotlights Turkish one-way attack systems at SAHA 2026 - Breaking Defense reported that Turkish companies used SAHA 2026 to unveil multiple one-way attack sy...
- 12:00 Defense News highlights ASELSAN’s autonomous warfare concept - Defense News reported that ASELSAN used SAHA 2026 to present a future warfare vision centred on auto...
- 12:00 Le Monde examines Türkiye’s expanding defence footprint in Mali - Le Monde reported that Türkiye has become an increasingly important security partner for Mali throug...
- 12:00 French strategic study identifies Türkiye as a rising European supplier - The Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique assessed Türkiye as one of the most notable new entrants...
- 12:00 Middle East Forum analyses Baykar’s expansion into Europe - A Middle East Forum analysis argued that Baykar’s growing presence in Europe shows how production ca...
- 12:00 Jerusalem Post highlights Baykar’s export-heavy revenue model - The Jerusalem Post reported that Baykar generated roughly $1.8 billion in drone exports in 2024 and...
- 12:00 Foreign defence coverage keeps focus on KAAN prototype timeline - International defence reporting circulated this month continued to highlight Turkish Aerospace’s tar...
- 09:00 NATO pushes higher air and missile defence capacity targets - NATO members are under growing pressure to expand air and missile defence inventories, command netwo...
- 09:00 US Army deepens integrated air defence networking efforts - The US Army continues integrating radars, launchers and command systems into common battle networks...
- 09:00 Europe expands ammunition and missile production capacity - European governments are increasingly funding new ammunition and missile production lines to rebuild...
- 09:00 China strengthens multi-domain reconnaissance architecture - China is continuing to link satellites, drones, maritime patrol assets and ground-based sensors into...
- 09:00 Japan accelerates hardening and dispersal of military infrastructure - Japan is investing in hardened facilities, dispersed ammunition storage and rapid reinforcement logi...
- 09:00 Counter-drone procurement shifts toward affordable layered defence - Military organisations are increasingly prioritising combinations of jamming, interceptor drones, gu...
- 09:00 Autonomous underwater vehicles gain prominence in seabed security - Navies are expanding the use of autonomous underwater vehicles for surveillance, mine countermeasure...
- 09:00 Hypersonic defence drives demand for persistent tracking networks - Defence agencies are accelerating work on layered radar and satellite tracking architectures designe...
- 09:00 Military space resilience shifts toward proliferated constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring larger constellations of smaller satellites rather than a fe...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity becomes a core defence benchmark - Governments are placing greater emphasis on production scalability, secure supply chains and the abi...
